In April and May 2012 GWAS held 3 workshops and one open house on the theme

"The Future of the Ghost Watershed - Exploring Solutions" as part of the Ghost

Cumulative Effects Study. You may download a summary on the output of the sessions

prepared by the Facilitator and containing the unedited notes taken by participants by clicking here.

Please contact us by e-mail for any further information:

Sincerely,

the Board of Directors

Ghost Watershed Alliance Society

P.O. Box 1461

Cochrane, AB T4C 1B4

Canada

We believe that the Ghost Watershed can provide a variety of goods and services while ecological integrity is being maintained, such as recreational opportunities, providing clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat and a sustainable supply of timber to name a few.

In order to provide critical baseline data and scientific background to support proper planning

and management of this important watershed, GWAS has taken on the task to gather data

and initiate research projects.

April 2018: Ghost River State of the Watershed report:

After three years of hard work, the Ghost River State of the Watershed (SOW)

report is now complete!

The document contains what we know about this watershed in one

comprehensive report.

The Ghost River State of the Watershed (SOW) Report will be a useful tool to:

- Improve understanding of the current state of the Ghost River watershed;

- Identify sensitive or at‐risk areas;

- Improve understanding of how natural features and processes influence watershed conditions;

- Provide insight into the linkages among watershed health and past and current land and water resource management;

To download the Terms of Reference for the Ghost River SOW project, please click here.

2010/11: Ecosystem-based Conservation Plan, Phase I:

Prepared by Herb Hammond of Silva Ecosystem Consultants

In 2009 GWAS hired Forester and Ecologist Herb Hammond from B.C. to undertake an ecosystem analysis of the Ghost Watershed. In 2010 Herb Hammond and his team completed a Phase I assessment of the Waiparous Creek sub-basin including a comprehensive map set describing the character of the region. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the composition, structure and function of the Ghost Watershed’s Ecosystem and to identify thresholds.

The project was undertaken in collaboration with the Alberta Wilderness Association and funded by the Calgary Foundation, RBC Blue Water and the Bow River Basin Council.

2010-2012: Results of the Riparian Health Inventory of the Ghost Watershed undertaken

by Cows & Fish - Phase I & II:

In 2010 GWAS was able to engage Cows & Fish in a riparian and wetlands health assessment inventory due to the generous funding provided by the Alberta Conservation Association (ACA), the Land Stewardship Centre (LSC) and partner funding by Cows & Fish. The study was also supported by the City of Calgary.

Phase I: The first Phase of the project focussed on the Waiparous Creek sub-basin area of the Ghost Watershed.

Phase II:The second Phase of the Riparian Health Inventory project focussed on the remaining part of the Ghost Watershed and its tributaries. Phase II was generously funded by Alberta Conservation Association and